Service difficulty report · Gear · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
November 12, 2004
Submitted
March 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6249J
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Aircraft serial
32R7680340
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Part
Gear
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE DRIVEN OIL PUMP GEAR (PN 61298) WHICH WAS ALUMINUM AND WAS NOT CHANGED AT OVERHAUL LOST A TOOTH. THE BROKEN TOOTH JAMED INTO THE DRIVE GEAR (PN 61297) WHICH BROKE 2 TEETH OFF THE OIL PUMP DRIVE (PN LW 10318) THIS IS THE ONLY PART INVOLVED THAT WAS REPLACED AT OVERHAUL. THE IDLER GEAR (PN LW 10284) HAD ONE BROKEN TOOTH AND THE CRACKSHAFT GEAR (PN LW 10297) HAD ONE TOOTH BROKEN AS WELL. DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS ENGINE IS EXEMPT FROM AD. THE ENGINE IS JUNK NOW.

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